HOMEMADE CHILI CRISP

Homemade Chili Crisp image

Provided by Diana71

Time 35m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 ½ cups vegetable oil
1 ½ shallots, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 whole star anise pods
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¾ cup red pepper flakes
1 (1 1/2 inch) piece ginger, or more to taste, peeled and finely chopped
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 teaspoon shiitake mushroom powder
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

Bring oil, shallots, garlic, star anise, and cinnamon to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium saucepan. Continue simmering, swishing oil around occasionally, until garlic and shallots are browned, about 20 minutes.
Mix red pepper flakes, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, mushroom powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
Strain shallot mixture through a fine mesh sieve over the ginger-pepper flake mixture. Let garlic and shallot pieces cool in sieve before stirring back into the infused oil. Pour into a glass container with a top and chill until ready to use.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170.6 calories, Carbohydrate 5.1 g, Fat 17.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 150.7 mg, Sugar 1.1 g